Pitino later added his thoughts about the scandal’s ramifications on the sport.

“I think it’s kind of bad and good, right? I think probably short-term it’s not very good, but maybe in the end, long term, it’ll be better. It’s not good for anybody right now, and I only know what I read, so you really don’t know what the truth is with all that stuff, but it’s never good when you hear any of those things about your game. So hopefully it’s something that in the long term, everybody will benefit from.”

Sam Ekstrom is a Zone Coverage staff writer and hosts Locked On Vikings for the Locked On Podcast Network with former NFL QB Sage Rosenfels. He is a high school play-by-play voice, primarily at BCTV and Prep Spotlight, and a former sports radio host at 105 The Ticket. Follow Sam on Twitter @SamEkstrom.